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Loved Lux? Check out these lesser-known Spanish artists
5 Spanish artists every Rosalía Stan should know
Loved 'Lux'? Check out these lesser-known Spanish artists making inventive music spanning genres
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January 12, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Loved Lux? Check out these lesser-known Spanish artists
The week's best new releases
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January 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM
The week's best new releases
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Just in time to educate the fam, it's the best songs of 2025
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The 45 best songs of 2025
We asked our team of music critics for their favourite songs of the year – here's their list
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December 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just in time to educate the fam, it's the best songs of 2025
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Our cohort of some of the country's most opinionated music writers have voted – it's our albums of the year
The 45 best albums of 2025 – as voted by The Forty-Five
You need to hear these gems
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December 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Our cohort of some of the country's most opinionated music writers have voted – it's our albums of the year
Cannot wait for this
Hemlocke Springs announces debut album 'The Apple Tree Under The Sea'
Hemlocke Springs is back with brand new single 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Ankles' and a new album on the way.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Cannot wait for this
Difficult second album who?
‘From The Pyre’ finds The Last Dinner Party playing the long game
The London five-piece made their first move look easy. With From The Pyre, they prove it wasn’t a trick
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October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Difficult second album who?
A fun debut album well worth your time
‘Long Fling’ review: a fresh, fun debut from Pip Blom and Personal Trainer
Pip Blom and Willem Smit join forces for Long Fling – a playful, indie rock debut full of wit, chemistry and irresistibly catchy hooks.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A fun debut album well worth your time
Does our showgirl need an intermission?
Is Taylor Swift Doing Too Much?
The Eras Tour made her the biggest pop star on the planet, but with the mixed reception to ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ – and the excessive influx of physical variants on offer – fans are wondering if it’...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Does our showgirl need an intermission?
No notes
Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball is the greatest pop show on earth
Brilliantly bonkers in every way
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October 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
No notes
Where to begin with Tiny Desk
5 of the best Tiny Desk sessions by female artists
From Laura Gibson to Doechii, Tiny Desk Concerts have become a viral phenomenon. Here are our 10 favourite performances that prove it still has legs.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Where to begin with Tiny Desk
The week's best new releases
5 new tracks you need to hear this week
Some big hitters from Sigrid, Magdalena Bay, Joy Crookes and more make up your weekly playlist
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September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The week's best new releases
We met The Beths and they were cool!
“Why does self-work feel so unsexy?”: The Beths get candid about growth
For The Beths, humour and heartbreak go hand in hand. Their fourth album is their rawest yet – and Liz Stokes is ready to tell you why.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We met The Beths and they were cool!
Ahead of her US and UK tours, get to know the weird world of @sirchloe.bsky.social
Sir Chloe makes grunge strange again
With new album ‘Swallow The Knife,’ Foote sheds the weight of major-label expectations and returns to the chaotic, cathartic rock that made her.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ahead of her US and UK tours, get to know the weird world of @sirchloe.bsky.social
In collaboration with Saint Laurent and SebastiAn, Gainsbourg's return is very French
Charlotte Gainsbourg returns after eight years with new track 'Blurry Moon'
Naturally, it's effortlessly cool
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September 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In collaboration with Saint Laurent and SebastiAn, Gainsbourg's return is very French
For our September cover story, we went into the woods with Jay Som
From burnout to ‘Belong’: Jay Som’s next chapter
After six years away, Melina Duterte comes back with ‘Belong’ – an album about friendship, identity and finding your place.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For our September cover story, we went into the woods with Jay Som
With their seventh album in just eight years, Rachel Brown and Nate Amos trade convention for chaos, delivering a restless, shape-shifting record that blurs the line between music and art
Water From Your Eyes take us to another planet on their wildest album yet
Seven albums in eight years –the prolific New York duo keep getting better
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August 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
With their seventh album in just eight years, Rachel Brown and Nate Amos trade convention for chaos, delivering a restless, shape-shifting record that blurs the line between music and art
Your brand new playlist
45s of the week: 5 must-listen tracks for your playlist
This week's new releases come from Florence + The Machine, Flo Milli and coop, Lois and Anna von Hausswolff ft. Iggy Pop
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August 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Your brand new playlist
Laufey brought jazz to Gen Z – now she's branching out
Laufey widens her world on new album ‘A Matter Of Time’
Laufey’s third album, ‘A Matter Of Time’ proves she’s more than a jazz revivalist. Read The Forty-Five review
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August 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Laufey brought jazz to Gen Z – now she's branching out
Wolf Al forever
Wolf Alice reach full bloom on ‘70s-inspired soft rock album ‘The Clearing’
Wolf Alice once again prove they’re a band constantly evolving, and more willing than ever to push themselves into bold new territory
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August 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Wolf Al forever
Only in Portland
Lucy Dacus just married thirteen couples under a full moon while Sleater-Kinney watched on
Lucy Dacus just married thirteen couples under a full moon at her show in Troutdale's McMenamins Edgfield near Portland Oregon
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August 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Only in Portland
We love this band
LA buzz-band The What Four release video for suburban summer anthem 'Nowhere Blues'
LA band The What Four release their first ever video for single, Nowhere Blues. Check it out and catch them live
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August 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We love this band
Following the success of 'Snow Angel', Reneé Rapp returns with a fearless, hook-laden collection of pop anthems that prove she’s more than just a Regina George revival
Reneé Rapp bares her teeth on bold, bratty second album 'Bite Me'
Reneé Rapp’s second album Bite Me blends bold pop, punk attitude, and razor-sharp lyrics. Read our 4-star review of the star’s fearless new record
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July 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Following the success of 'Snow Angel', Reneé Rapp returns with a fearless, hook-laden collection of pop anthems that prove she’s more than just a Regina George revival
Protest music comes in many forms as Moira Mack demonstrates
Moira Mack wrote this song when Roe v Wade was overturned
Moira Mack's 'She Will' is an understated but powerful protest song that was written on the day Roe v Wade was overturned. Listen here.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Protest music comes in many forms as Moira Mack demonstrates
The kind of surprise we like
Hayley Williams just surprise dropped a brand new solo track as a gift to public radio
Listen to a brand new Hayley Williams solo track, gifted to a Nashville public radio station to say thanks for their service
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July 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The kind of surprise we like